Emmabelle

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I have only made a downpayment for my July 3rd cruise.  My final payment is in 12 days and I don't want to sail this summer.  I put down $200 per cabin originally.  if I want to book a longer cruise for 2021 do I have to put down more money for the deposit?  I just want to see what I want to change it to before I call them.

8 minutes ago, Mapleleafforever said:

If you are healthy and under 80 I would still go. 

unfortunately I am the biggest germaphobe and being a captive audience will probably give me a nervous breakdown.

If I start seeing notices being passed around about potential problem, I honestly don't know what I would do.

I'm not a cruiser anyways, I go for my husband.  haha

really starting to think about this even though my cruise is July 3rd.  I know I would rather wait until 2021.

that sounds awesome!  I'm trying to just do a 3 night on Mariner and inside is $702 for one!!!  I won't pay that much, that's highway robbery.  haha

15 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

I kept receiving emails from CC that showed a ridiculously low price on the 4-night Oasis sailing on 11/4/20.  I would click on the price, but see the regular price which was more than twice what was shown in the email.  I finally went deeper into a booking just to see what happened, and that is what it turned out to be - group rates,  $258 (plus port fees/taxes) for an interior vs. $613 with Royal.  I kept looking for the catch, reading the fine print, and finally booked it.  Anxious to see how it goes.

the rate I saw was like $200 cheaper per person for an OV.  I'm afraid to pull the trigger though. haha

I'm looking at a 3 nighter on the Mariner for July 3rd, 2020 and the price of an OV stateroom is much cheaper on a third party site over the price RCI has it.  Obviously I think it's too good to be true.  Any thoughts or experiences with this?

In 14 cruises we only once had serious rocking that you had to struggle to walk a straight line but there was a previous storm that had caused it.

I’m glad to hear from two recent cruisers that there wasn’t any abnormal rocking!

We usually cruise on the smaller ships and never had an issue either.  I just saw some reviews on CC where people were saying it was the cruise from hell.  I could care less if the ship looks like Vegas or has some rust.  I just want to make sure it doesn’t have stabilizer problems.

The reviews said that the seas were pretty calm and yet the boat was rocking a lot.

I was going to book the Elation for July 2, 2020, but then saw lots of reviews saying there was something wrong with the stabilizers?  I usually book cruises for July because the waters are typically calm.  I don't know if people are over reacting or is there really an issue?

Got my suitcase back today.  Was a little surprised it wasn’t in a box or anything since it came Fedex.  Just glad to have it back

well I wish we had carried off our own luggage on Friday since Carnival lost my suitcase somewhere between the ship and the terminal.  They called late Friday to say they found it, waiting now to see how long it takes to get from POM to our home north of Boston.

My husband has a business trip today and he asked me where are my dress shoes?  Idk, somewhere on the east coast?  haha

I was looking into that ship for July 2020.  Glad you liked it!

8 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Chief may correct me but I don't believe crew work off the sides of any ship when it is moving.

I mean it does sound terribly risky.  It's what a bartender told my husband.  I wouldn't believe it if a guest had told him, but I do put a little more trust in the word of someone who works on the ship.

On this ship right now.  At about 1:49pm yesterday we started hearing reports of man overboard. Victory shot out a flare and we turned around to go search for him.  We stayed in the approximate area for close to four hours looking for him until the coast guard and Carnival reps released our ship.  Crew members told my husband that it was a maintenance worker working on the back of the ship when his harness let loose and he fell in.

I got an email today to upgrade only one of my OV cabins for a balcony cabin for $250 for our 3 person cabin.  I also have a 2 person cabin booked, which apparently they won't let me move 2 people into the available adjoining balcony cabin because it can sleep 3 people.  I'm not going to leave my son and his gf on deck 2, while me, my husband and daughter are on deck 6.  So I will just stay with my connecting OV's on deck 2.  Sorry Carnival....  

I'm torn between Harmony and Carnival Horizon for this October.  I know I'm comparing apples to oranges, I'm just not sure I won't feel overwhelmed on the Harmony.  We typically are bucket and bolts type of cruisers.  I do like a smaller ship though....   

I was thinking of talking to a different rep, the one I had didn’t seem terribly interested in helping me. Haha

they are around $300 more per cabin and we definitely don't all want to be in one.  I love my son and his fiance, but that's a little too close for comfort.  

well I guess it's not going to make or break the trip, it would just be nice 😀

I didn't believe the rep who basically said it won't happen. 

This morning I checked and there were two cabins available on Deck 8, not near each other, and one of the cabins was for guests who need a cane or walker.

So I'm just going to keep checking.  👍  Hopefully something will open up.  Our son has never had a balcony cabin, so it would be really cool.

the only beach in the Caribbean that I didn't like and I've been to many, was Cane Garden Bay in Tortola.  Too many boats in the water and we had a problem with sand flies.  It was funny though when the party catamaran showed up playing loud music and full of some party hardy guests.  I was thinking we paid how much to get here?

  It kind of sucks because if I'm counting correctly they have over sixty - 3 person cabins available, but not one 2 person one. 

Maybe I should try a different Carnival rep. haha

It seems they are pretty strict with their occupancy.  They don't want to lose any dollars from my two cabins. 

I'm currently booked on the Victory for July 1 in two OV cabins with 2 and 2.  I was thinking of upgrading to balconies, but they basically only have 3 person balconies available. Is there a point when they allow 2 people to book a 3 person cabin?  There are plenty of 3 person ones.  The Carnival representative basically told me "no" when it's a summer sailing, that they stick to the occupancy rules.